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One of the most important Korean filmmakers in the 1960s and 70s, Lee Man-hee established his reputation as a master of genre cinema, at a time the industry had yet to embrace horrors and thrillers, which have since become staples of the local film scene. Born in 1931 as the youngest of eight children, Lee took part in the Korean War as a codebreaker before entering the film industry in 1956, working as an assistant director for filmmakers such as Ahn Jong-hwa, Park Gu and Kim Myeong-je. He debuted as a filmmaker in his own right with “Kaleidoscope” in 1961, which featured the famous actor Kim Seung-ho. His third film, “Call 112” (1962) brought Le commercial success and his next task was to revolutionise Korea’s genre scene, notably with the horror “The Devil’s Stairway” and the film noir ” Black Hair”, both in 1964. Not one to stick to one formula, Lee also made a mark as an artistic filmmaker,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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